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@hrhwilliam

Hi @luvnsunshine Lucky you. Not that your husband has cancer of course but that you have Mayo Clinic at your disposal for treatment. Myself among many had Mayo to clean up the mess where other hospitals and clinics had failed.
You are going to be amazed at the care he will receive at Rochester. Tests which normally take days or weeks to coordinate in most facilities will likely be handled within hours. His schedule will have you moving throughout the many connected buildings which make up the Mayo campus.
The care is based upon a team of skilled staff which looks primarily at what is best for the patient rather than what is best for the staff or in many cases elsewhere, what is best for one physician.
When you have time between appointments, explore the entire campus. Check out the view from the top floors. Walk the underground shops. Visit the education centers, the museum, the atrium, the artwork.
As far as the cancer and treatment is concerned, you have also come to the right place to talk with patients and former patients who have gone down similar paths and treatments, who have had similar side effects, lived with similar issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Good healing and as I like to say, “Courage!”

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Thank you @hrhwilliam so much for your encouraging words and for sharing your positive Mayo experience! It's wonderful to hear how they were able to help in situations where other facilities fell short. We're definitely feeling grateful to have access to their expertise and the appointment can’t come soon enough!

Your description of the streamlined process and the team-based approach is very reassuring. It sounds like they're incredibly efficient and truly focused on the patient's well-being. We appreciate the tip about exploring the campus – we'll definitely try to take advantage of any downtime between appointments to do that.

We really appreciate everyone's willingness to share their stories and offer support here. It means the world to us as we navigate this journey. Thank you again for your kind words and the "Courage!" – we need all the positive energy we can get to get through this!